Money Ball for Knowledge Workers

“We tell people not to focus on the Big Brother aspect. This is all about efficiency,” says someone interviewed in this NYTimes.com article about big data and workplace productivity.

A new generation of workplace technology is allowing white-collar jobs to be tracked, tweaked and managed in ways that were difficult even a few years ago. Employers of all types — old-line manufacturers, nonprofits, universities, digital start-ups and retailers — are using an increasingly wide range of tools to monitor workers’ efforts, help them focus, cheer them on and just make sure they show up on time.

There are a number of companies mentioned in this article which are selling their services to clients who want to improve office productivity.